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Patent GB-190629221-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Automatic Firearms
Inventor: CARTER JOHN
Filed: 1906-12-22
Granted: 1907-11-28
Abstract: 29,221. Carter, J., and Murray, F. T. Dec.22. Breech actions, sliding breech-block.-The breech-slide d of an automatic pistol with stationary barrel is held upon the body of the detachable barrel c, which passes through a hole in the end of the forward hoodshaped extension of the breech-slide. The barrel may be secured by means of a screw o or a catch. The rear end of the breech-slide is guided by an upward projection b<3> of the body over which the rear end of the slide fits, and the forward end is guided by the sleeve-like projection b<40> of the body. The reaction spring k is contained within the breech-slide and has its rear abutment on a collar k1 of a sleeve ; it is also used to hold -the extractor p2, Fig. 19, in position by pressing against a washer p<1>, which bears upon the enlarged shank end p<3> of the extractor hook p<2>. The trigger acts upon the sear e<3> by means of a pivoted spring-controlled part f, which becomes disengaged after actuation of the sear until the pressure upon the trigger ceases. A safety-lever h for the sear is pivoted in front of the grip, so as to be pressed in when the grip is pressed upon.
Patent GB-190700286-A (GB)
Title: Improved Method of Protecting Metallic Wires against Oxidation and the like.
Inventor: HANCOCK WILLIAM
Filed: 1907-01-04
Granted: 1907-09-26
Abstract: 286. Hancock, W. Jan. 4. Wire ropes.-Stranded and other wires of iron and steel, particularly for use as lightning conductors or signal wires, or for fencing, are protected from rust and corrosion by covering the wire with lead, or other non-rusting metal, not only on the outside of the cable, but also so as to fill all the interstices between the various strands. The process may be carried out by drawing the cable A, the strands of which have been tinned, through a bath b, containing lead &c. kept in a molten condition by a gas burner c, the flames from which pass through asbestos balls d. The cable passes out through the guide neck e, and an annular space g, into which the lead flows through channels f, and in which the lead, being under pressure, thoroughly permeates the cable. A water jacket i is placed at the bottom to hasten the cooling, and is separated from the heated part of the apparatus by an asbestos &c. washer h'. The lead covering may be finally trimmed down by revolving or other cutters.
Patent GB-190701267-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or relating to Oil Lamps
Inventor: STUEBGEN GUSTAV
Filed: 1907-01-17
Granted: 1907-02-21
Abstract: 1267. St³bgen, G., and St³bgen, J., [trading as St³bgen & Co., F.]. Oct. 26, 1906, [date applied for under Patents Act, 1901]. Oil lamps.-The burner and the burner cone of a hurricane or other oil lamp or lantern are secured in position without the aid of bayonet or other fastenings by pressing the ends or flanges c, f of the respective parts into resilient split or scalloped portions d of rings a, g formed on the reservoir.
Patent GB-190704020-A (GB)
Title: Car Axles.
Inventor: WILLIAMS OSCAR
Filed: 1907-02-18
Granted: 1907-09-05
Abstract: 4020. Williams, O. Feb. 18. Toothed gearing. -Relates to the construction of differential driving- gearmg applied to divided car axles. A sleeve 8, divided longitudinally into four parts, is rotatably mounted upon the contiguous end portions of the axle 3, ribs on the sleeve engaging grooves 10 in the axle sections. Each part of the sleeve provides an end bearing for one of the planet pinions 4, which mesh with bevel - wheels 2, 2<1> secured to the parts of the axle. The spindles of the planetary pinions are provided with outer bearings in the toothed driving-wheel 1, which is also formed in sections.
Patent GB-190704467-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Cycle Saddles
Inventor: BETTERIDGE ALFRED JEROME
Filed: 1907-02-23
Granted: 1907-11-28
Abstract: 4467. Betteridge, A. J. Feb. 23. Saddles.-A spiral-spring supported saddle of low build is made by the employment of a stretcher frame consisting of a single length of wire as shown at d, bent divergently from the peak outside the attachment clip and then inwardly to the points at which the rear spiral springs support the cantle plate. The frames of the saddle are preferably made of wire of elongated cross-section, as shown in Specification No. 13,782, A D. 1901.
Patent GB-190705327-A (GB)
Title: Improvement in or relating to the Treatment of Wood with Solution of Chromium Salts.
Inventor: SEFTON-JONES HERBERT
Filed: 1907-03-05
Granted: 1907-08-01
Abstract: 5327. Jones, H. Sefton-, [Dada, J., and Fuchs, G.]. March 5. Wood, impregnating.-A liquid for impregnating wood, for rendering beechwood &c. suitable for cabinet-making purposes, contains chromic oxide dissolved in phosphoric acid and chrome alum.
Patent GB-190705571-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or relating to Chain Driving Gear for Automatic Road Vehicles.
Filed: 1907-03-07
Granted: 1907-09-05
Abstract: 5571. Soc. Automobile Charron, Girardot, et Voigt. March 13, 1906, [date applied for under Patents Act, 1901]. Motor road vehicles.- Relates to side-chain driving-gear of the kind in which a gear case is combined with a chaintensioning rod, having a head carrying an adjustable eccentric mounted on the shaft of the chainpinion by a ball - joint connexion. Fig. 1 shows an inside elevation of one arrangement, and Fig. 2 shows a section on the axis of the pinion shaft. The tension rod a is mounted at b on the car axle, and is provided at the other end with a detachable cap c<1> so as to enclose an eccentric roller d having a socket embracing the spherical bearing-surface f on the pinion shaft g. The internal plate h of the gear case is rigidly fixed at suitable points to the tensioner a and arms a<1>. The other parts of the case, comprising the top and bottom parts m, m<1> and the removable cip i, are secured to the plate h. The eccentric collar is adjusted so as to vary the teasion of the chain by a key fitting on the extension d', and is locked by set-screws k engaging recesses in the collar. In a modification, the eccentric is adjusted by a small worm, mounted in the cap c<1> and engaging teeth on the outside of the collar.
Patent GB-190708007-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in and connected with the Spooling of Silk Twist and in Apparatus therefor.
Inventor: WARD BERTRAM TOWNSEND
Filed: 1907-04-05
Granted: 1907-12-19
Abstract: 8007. Ward, B. T. April 5. Spooling- machines, thread; bobbins or spools.- Silk twist, particularly ball twist, a number of threads of which are usually spooled side by side, is wound in diamond pattern on a spool c provided with a conical bore and secured by a thumb-nut b on a suitably tapered end a<3> of the ordinary spindle shank. The spool is readily removed for weighing purposes, and can easily be replaced on the spindle to rectify any inaccuracy in weight.
Patent GB-190708974-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Train-signalling Apparatus for Railways.
Inventor: NIMMO JOHN
Filed: 1907-04-18
Granted: 1908-04-02
Abstract: 8974. Nimmo, J. April 18. Switches operated by the passage of railway vehicles. To give an indication of substantial time period in connexion with the circuit of a single-stroke electric bell, the rod engaged by inclines upon the track operates a hammer lever B<9>, which actuates a weighted bell-crank lever B<3> and causes a conducting-wheel B<4> to run upon a conducting-strip B<5> and close the bell circuit. The wheel B<4> is carried in a slotted bearing, and normally rests in a depression B'‹, to avoid displacement by oscillation of the vehicle.
Patent GB-190713621-A (GB)
Title: Improved Tool for Removing Incrustation from the Exterior Surface of Boiler Tubes.
Inventor: JENKINS DAVID JOHN
Filed: 1907-06-12
Granted: 1908-01-23
Abstract: 13,621. Jenkins, D. J. June 12. Cleaning tubes.-A device for cleaning the exterior of boiler tubes comprises a pair of plates a having semicircular notches and cutting-teeth a<1> adapted to embrace the tubes when the parts are in position. To prevent bending of the plates a, strengthening-plates b are added. The plates are secured together at their-ends by bolts d, f, the latter having an eye g to which is pivoted a handle h for advancing the cleaning-tool. The handle h has a slot through which passes the bolt i of a clamp j which grips the tubes, and is moved along the tubes from time to time as the cleaning opera tion proceeds. To prevent the plates a from riding over the incrustation, additional bolts k may be used.
Patent GB-190716024-A (GB)
Title: An Universal Fitting or Pendant for Incandescent and like Gas Lamps.
Inventor: BRAY JOHN WILLIAM
Filed: 1907-07-12
Granted: 1907-09-19
Abstract: 16,024. Bray, J. W. July 12. Gaseliers; lamp standards.-A gas-fitting, which can be either suspended as a pendant as shown in Fig. 1, or fitted to a standard H, Fig. 2, or the like, and which can be used for either inverted or upright incandescent or other burners, consists of a tubular frame D, D<1> having an inlet G and two inward branches J, E<2>, one of which is closed by a plug F while the other carries the burner. There is a four-way branch C, Fig. 5, at the inlet G, and at the other end of the fitting is a three-way cock E<1>, Fig. 6.
Patent GB-190720439-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in the Manufacture of Cartridge and Detonator Cases.
Inventor: COWPER-COLES SHERARD OSBORN
Filed: 1907-09-13
Granted: 1908-09-10
Abstract: 20,439. Coles, S. O. Cowper-. Sept. 13. Making ammunition.-To render iron rustless so that it may be used in cartridge and detonator cases, it is first stamped to form in the usual manner, and then annealed in pure dry hydrogen gas as described in Specification No. 23,664, A.D. 1906, (Abridgment Class Metals and alloys]. A coating of zinc is added by electro-deposition, advantageously in the apparatus described in Specification No. 4051, A.D. 1907, (Abridgment Class Electrolysis], and then the cases are again subjected to annealing in hydrogen gas, whereby a non-corrosive zinc-iron alloy is formed. This annealing process may be repeated several times.
Patent GB-190802851-A (GB)
Title: A New or Improved Ratchet Drill.
Inventor: SCHULTE EMIL
Filed: 1908-02-08
Granted: 1908-07-02
Abstract: 2851. Schulte, E. Feb. 8. Braces. - Oppositely-driving roller ratchet clutches 6,8, either of which is actuated by a detachable key 10, are mounted on the drill-holder 1, which is provided with a tightening- screw 4. [Reference has been directed under Section 7 of Patents &c. Act, 1907, to Specifications No. 10,777, A.D. 1887, No. 18,307, A.D. 1895, and No. 22,387, A.D. 1897.]
Patent GB-190804842-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Wheels with Rotary Vanes suitable for Air Ships, Flying Apparatus and the like.
Inventor: BERND ERICH VON
Filed: 1908-03-03
Granted: 1908-08-27
Abstract: 4842. Bernd, E. von. March 3. Propelling.-In vane wheels for raising and propelling aerial machines, the vanes are mounted and stayed so that, on the downward stroke, the front and rear edges, or the rear edge only of the vane can be bent upwards at the centre so as to direct the air acted on by the vane to the rear and to prevent lateral escape of the air. The vanes n are supported at the front and rear edges by flexible bars m, the ends of which are stayed by cords o connected to the ends of a slide k carried by a gear-wheel g. At the middle, the bars m are mounted so as to be able to move in the slide k and allow the bars to bend on the down-stroke.
Patent GB-190805968-A (GB)
Title: Carpet Stretchers.
Inventor: BRADBURY THOMAS KETLEY
Filed: 1908-03-17
Granted: 1908-06-25
Abstract: 5968. Bradbury, T. K. March 17. Carpet-stretchers.-A carpet-stretcher comprises two gripping- members having carpet - engaging means, and operating-arms to force the gripping- members away from each other. The gripping- members 10 have carpet-engaging pins at their inner ends, and rectangular slots and flanges 17 at the other ends. In the flanges 17 are pivoted members 20, provided with floor-engaging spurs 21 and holes in the top portions 22 to receive the ends 24 of bars 25 oppositely threaded at ;their inner ends, so that the top ends of the members 20 can be forced outwards by operating the part 30. After the grippers 10 have been placed in position, the arms 20 are turned up as shown, the spurs 21 are pressed into the floor, and the upper ends 22 are forced outwards as described. To release the grip after the carpet has been tacked, the parts 31 are turned into the vertical position by means of laterally-extending parts 32.
Patent GB-190809374-A (GB)
Title: A Process for the Manufacture of Ball Bearings and Cages therefor
Inventor: SONNBERG WILHELM
Filed: 1908-04-30
Granted: 1908-07-30
Abstract: 9374. Sonnberg, W. April 30. Ball bearings.-In a ball bearing having overlapping balls arranged alternately in two or more rows, the races a, b are constructed without filling- openings, and the balls are inserted by displacing the races eccentrically as shown in Fig. 1<a>, the ball at the end of each row touching the surfaces of the grooves a<1>, b<1>, in the crescent-shaped space between the rings. The balls are spaced by the cage shown in Fig. 3, consisting of a ring d provided with recesses d<1> to receive one set of balls c', and with forks d<2> which are bent over to hold the balls c<2>. The forks d<2> are either made integral with the ring d or are secured to it by clips d<3>.
Patent GB-190813809-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or relating to Aerial Machines.
Inventor: LORENZEN CHRISTIAN
Filed: 1908-12-30
Granted: 1909-07-08
Abstract: 13,809. Lorenzen, C. Dec. 30. Aerial machines without aerostats; aeroplanes; parachutes ; propelling ; steering. - Propellers for aerial machines, adapted to act also as revolving aeroplanes or parachutes and as gyroscopes for steadying the machine, are constructed of a large number of flexible blades secured to a double rim so that their pitch may be adjusted. In the working position, the blades assume an upright or " Lilienthal " curvature in the forward portion. Rigid propeller blades may also be given this curvature. As shown in Figs. I, VII, and IX, the blades a are secured to the hub by spokes, and to the rims b, b<1>, which are connected together by a series of links c as shown in Fig. VII, which shows an end view of a blade to an enlarged scale. The rims can be separated to adjust the pitch of the blades by eccentrics d' mounted on one rim and adapted to engage studs on the other rim. The eccentrics are turned by cords e operated by the hand-lever r, Fig. XIV. The lateral compression of the blade, which takes place when the rims are separated, causes the blade to assume an upward or " Lilienthal" curvature at the forward portion preceding the rearward inclined portion, as shown in Fig. VII. In the modified arrangement shown in Fig. XIII, this special curvature is given to the blades by sliding the angle-plate b<11> relatively to the rim b, so as to cause one corner of the blade to be lowered by sliding in the slot k and then brought closer to the fixed corner a'. Fig. XVIII shows a rigid propeller blade provided with the upwardly-curved forward edge. Or the curvature may be altered from the hub ends of the blades. Fig. XIV shows a machine provided with a pair of the flexible blade propellers h mounted at each end of a column m which supports the platform p. Simultaneous adjustment of the propeller blades is effected by the lever r retained by a rack 8, Fig. XVI. The strain in the operating-cords 5 can be adjusted by a screw 3 and nuts 4. The cords of the vertical rudder w<1> may be connected to the lever r, for simultaneous adjustment with the propeller blades. In order to obtain a gyroscopic steadying effect from the propellers in spite of their opposite rotation, they are constructed of different weight or rotated at different speeds. In the latter case, it is necessary to compensate by a difference in the pitch of the blades. The central portion of the propellers may be covered in with fabric to enhance their value as parachutes. Instead of the arrangement of the propellers shown in Fig. XIV, they may be disposed side by side. There may be a single transport propeller g the pitch of which can be adjusted by the rod 7; or a pair of such propellers may be provided, in which case steering may be effected by them.
Patent GB-190821727-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Apparatus for Receiving Submarine Sounds.
Inventor: GARRETT THOMAS ALEXANDER
Filed: 1908-10-14
Granted: 1909-10-14
Abstract: 21,727. Garrett, T. A., and Lucas, W. Oct. 14. [Cognate Applications No. 8725, A.D. 1909, dated April 13.] Sounds, locating.-The changes of magnetization produced by changes of stress in a magnetic material, such as nickel, are utilized in receiving and locating subaqueous audible signals. Amagnetic rod or wire A, Fig. 1, overwound with a coil B connected to a listening-telephone is attached at one end to the skin of the ship R and at the other end to a mass C possessing inertia. With given proportions of the rod A and the mass C, the device is in tune to a particular frequency. The rod A is soldered to an iron disk E, which is fixed against the skin of the ship, with a thin intermediate layer of a mixture of pitch and castor oil, by bolts S passing through the flange of a light casing H. The mass C is supported by groups of thin copper wires L arranged in a Y-formation. To prevent eddy currents, the mass C may be radially slotted, and a group of wires may be substituted for the rod A. The coil B has preferably the same impedance as the telephone and its connecting-wires, The rod A is magnetized by a coil wound over the coil B and energized by a current which is adjusted to give the best results. The magnetization and variations of stress may be other than longitudinal. For locating the direction of the sounds, duplicate magnetic transmitters of the sort described are arranged at opposite sides of the ship and are rendered exactly equal in their sensitiveness by connecting their magnetizing-coils in series in the same circuit, a large inductance being connected in this circuit to prevent transmission of current variations from one instrument to the other. The listening-telephone is connected alternately to the two transmitters. Several electrically-connected transmitters may be arranged at each side of the ship.
Patent GB-190821773-A (GB)
Title: Improvements connected with the Shedding Motions of Looms.
Inventor: HEATLEY JOHN
Filed: 1908-10-15
Granted: 1909-09-09
Abstract: 21,773. Heatley, J., and Field, C. Oct. 15. Loom shedding-motions.-To facilitate the operation of drawing the warps through the healds, the healds are adapted to be raised to one level by means of a cross-rod F<3>, which lifts the jack levers C and is carried by side arms F<1> pivoted on the shaft D. The arms F<1> are raised by arms B<1>, which carry friction rollers B<3> and are secured to a shaft B adapted to be turned by a handle B<5>. The device may be used in connexion with Smalley's sateen motion,
Patent GB-190822142-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in and connected with Trimmings for Ladies' Underwear.
Inventor: PRIGG EMMA
Filed: 1908-10-20
Granted: 1909-09-23
Abstract: 22,142. Prigg, E. Oct. 20. Trimmings. - Sets of trimmings of various colours or materials are adapted to be detachably applied to ladies' chemises or other underwear, so -that one set can be readily exchanged for another when desired. The trimming A<1>, Fig. 2, comprises an outer ornamental band and an inner band of silk &c. permanently Joined together. The outer band A is worn outside the garment, as shown in Fig. 4, and the inner band overlaps inside. The inner band, particularly when made of swansdown, flannel, &c., also serves to protect the body from chill. The trimming is fastened by pins, tacking, &c., so that it can be easily removed and replaced by another of different colour &c.
Patent GB-190827890-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Electric Resonance Apparatus.
Filed: 1908-12-22
Granted: 1909-04-29
Abstract: 27,890. Hartmann & Braun Akt.-Ges. June 12, [date applied for under Section 91 of Patents &c. Act, 1907]. Telegraphs; telephone systems; order or alarm apparatus. - Alternating current of definite frequency for actuating electric resonance apparatus is sent to line by speeding-up a rotary alternator or commutator, which is disconnected from line by means of electric relays except when its speed lies within certain narrow limits. The relays r<1>, r<2> are in circuit with an alternator m<1> coupled to the transmitter m<2>, and are controlled by the strength of the current in such manner that when a definite speed is reached the relay r<1> closes the circuit of the transmitter m<2> through resonance apparatus q<1>, q<2> and a telephone t, and when a slightly higher speed is reached the relay r<2> opens the same circuit. The current in the relay circuits is controlled by rheostats w<1>, w<2> and by a double rheostat k. The invention is applicable to fire-alarm systems, order transmission, and party-line telephone systems.
Patent GB-190900517-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Speedometers and Instruments for Measuring the Rate of Travel of Gaseous Bodies.
Inventor: RUTHERFORD ALBERT ERNEST
IPC: G01P5/06
Filed: 1909-01-08
Granted: 1909-10-21
Abstract: 517. Rutherford, A. E. Jan. 8. Anemometers.-A speedometer for aerostats, applicable also to ventilation &c., consists of a fan 1 mounted in an open ring 21 at the closed and wedge-shaped end of a casing 6, a governor 20 being mounted on the fan spindle 3 to give a sleeve 8 a longitudinal movement which is transmitted to the index 15 by means of a sector 12 and a pinion 13. Two adjustable concentric dials 16, 16<a> are fitted so that when the instrument is used on an aerostat the actual speed of the air can be ascertained before commencing a flight, and the dials can then be adjusted in opposite directions till their respective zeros correspond with such reading, one giving the zero for a flight against the wind, and the other for a flight with the wind.
Patent GB-190902192-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Apparatus for the Manufacture of Dilute Sulphuric Acid.
Inventor: SEBILLOT AMEDEE MATHURIN GABRI
Filed: 1909-01-29
Granted: 1909-10-07
Abstract: 2192. Sebillot, A. M. G., and Mauclaire, L. Jan. 29, 1908, [Convention date]. Lixiviating; sulphatizing.- The Specification in the original form, as open to inspection under Section 9 (3) (a), states that roasted ore may be lixiviated with sulphuric acid in a trough N, Fig. 7, of brick, lined with an acidresist, such as bitumen, or iron lined with lead, divided by partitions P, bearing rotatable arms for stirring the trough contents. The acid enters a reservoir O, while the suspended ore passes down the inclined floor by the openings P<1> to the reservoir O, from which it is withdrawn. Baffles r prevent the ore from flowing over the weir T with the sulphate liquor. This subjectmatter does not appear in the Specification as accepted.
Patent GB-190904532-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Automatic Piano Players.
Inventor: GITTINS CHARLES EDWARD
Filed: 1909-02-24
Granted: 1910-02-24
Abstract: 4532. Gittins, C. E. Feb. 24. Actions.-In a pneumatic action for pianoplayers, which is adapted to be used in conjunction with a tune-sheet having apertures of varying areas for controlling the loudness of the notes produced, the valve V is operated by diaphragms a, a<1>, or bellows, which are connected by a stem b. The diaphragm a, upon which the adjustable button c<1> of the valve-stem c rests, is of larger area than the diaphragm a<1>, which retards the motion of the valve when it is operated to connect the note-operating pneumatic M to the exhaust box A. The space between the diaphragms is connected to exhaust by a bleed-hole W. In a modification, each diaphragm or bellows acts upon one end of a pivoted lever on which the valve stem rests.